Djibouti City vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Djibouti City	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$586	$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$1696
🏠 One person rent	$249	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$413	$350
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$251
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.7	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$233	$98
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	8	36
😀 Quality of life	41	50
🏙️ Population	604K	2.47M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 10% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 7941st and 7398th ($586 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Djibouti and Zambia, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.1 months in Lusaka. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 7664th and 6625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Lusaka

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	Djibouti City	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.12	$7.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$3.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$42.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$64.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$45.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.94%	25.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1488	$2016
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$959	$4812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.46	$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$4.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.05	$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.75	$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.5	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4170	$11593

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Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$560
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$559
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$502
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$522
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$517
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$694
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$1169
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$1175
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$512
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$499
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$500
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$1039
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$498
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$560
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$826
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$498
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$498
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$499
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$533
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$1016
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$860
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$500
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$1031
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$500
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$911
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$802
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$903
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$971
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$918
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$724
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$715
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$964

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$748
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$687
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$577
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1062
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$650
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1278
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1069
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$761
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$653
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1021
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$751
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1124
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$716
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$779
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$912
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$587
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$1032
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$658
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$820
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$873
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$755
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$592
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$587
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$888
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$916
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$493
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$565
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$506
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$458
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$496
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$527
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$536
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$514
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$996
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$577
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$495
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$692